Harvester



T. DUGAN. HAM/ESTER,

APPLICATION FILED D5014, 19H}. 1,350,012.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

T. BUG/W.- HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. '14, I918- 1,350,012.

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Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

T. DUGAN. HARVESTER, APPLICATION FILED 050.14.1918.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3 DUGAN. HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED 050.14. 1918. 1,350,012. Patented Aug. 12,1920.

4 SHEETS-SHEEI 4.

W /0 {AF E'LMEFSAE, ASaSIGKfi? RAGIITE, WISGL ITM mitt wees be lmewn u 15 i Tum/ms BUGANT a cltlzen of 51s Umtsd Utes residing 3+, Wminis firs county if Ssdgmcl': and.

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Fig 5 is a detail a removable brads; Figs. 6 and are detsiieri views of a 20m piing emplaysd in he msc'mnism for mis m and lowsrfng sarvester;

i ig. 8 s staii psrspec lve View (21 nesaoieof the link so as to engage the grounder the under run of the chain, as shown clearly in Fig. 4. The chain is supported on sprockets 1 1, the rear sprocket being preferably secured upon a shaft 12 which is journaled in any of the said shaft and has its rear end mount ed in a bracket 18 secured upon the side plate 1.4 so thatby manipulating the said screw the shaft 13 may be adjusted longitudinally of the side plates and the proper tension thereby maintained upon the tract on chain. In the rear portions of the side plates between the bridge 15 and the shaft 12 is mounted the driving shaft 19 which carries a spur gear 20 meshing with a similar gear 21 secured upon the shaft 12 so that the rotation of the said shaft 12 will be imparted directly to the driving shaft 19 which extends under and across the machine and from which all of the operating mechanism is driven as, for instance, by operatively connecting the driving shaft with a countershaft 19 which actuates gearing for transmitting motion to all of the working parts. The particular form or arrangement 01" gearing employed, however, forms no part of my present invention and a'detailed description thereof herein is unnecessary.

The harvesting meclrnnism is shown in the present drawings as arranged at the right side of the threshing machine but it is to be understood that this showing is illustralive only and not restrictive as the ihvention is to be applied in such manner as may be necessitated by the type of threshing machine used. 'lhe harvesting mechanism comrises the conveyor 9 mounted to run in a lttmQ normally disposed transversely to the tl'iresh'ing machine, a cutter 21 disposed at the front side of said conveyor, and a reel 22 supported above the cutter, these parts being of any well-known form and being driven from the threshing: machine. The operating parts of the harvester are all carried by the frame of the same and may be swung rcarwardly when the harvester is not in use and the apparatus is to be trans 'mrted. The power may be transmitted from the thresher to the harvester in any convenirjant or preferred manner and, in the present instance, is derived from a shaft 23 extending across the bottom of the frame of the thresher. To accommodate the relative movement of the harvester, the shaft 24., by

which the power is transmitted to the actuating meehanism of the harvester, is shown as telescopic and connected with one end of the shaft 23 by a universal joint ()ne member 26 of the telescopic shaft 2a is angular in cross section and slidably engages a tubular enlargement27 at the opposed end of'the cooperatingmembcr of the shaft, the bore of said tubular enlargement being of the same angular cross section as the member 26 whereby the two parts of the shaft must rotate together but are capable of relative movement longitudinally. T his con struction will permit the driving mechanism to accommodate itself to the vertical adjustment of tl'iediarvester and to the vertical oscillation of the some while in use caused by travel over an irregular or rough surface and will also provide for the needed extension of the shaft as the harvester is swung rearwardly. I do not, however, limit myself to this particular arrangement but may employ any other flexible transmitting mechanism. The angular shaft member 26 is preferably made long enough to remain normally in engagement with the tubular enlargement 27 in all positions of the harvester but when the harvester is swung rearwardly, shown in Fig. 3, the tubular enlargement may bewithdrawn from the said member 26 which will thereupon assume a endent position relative to the universal oint 25 while the enlargement 27 and the main portion of the shaft 2-1 will be enaged upon a support 28 carried by the rame of the harvester so that it will not drag upon the ground and be exposed to 1n ury.

The harvester is supported upon an axle 29 upon the outer end of which is a grain wheel 30. The inner end of the axle is provided with a T-coupling 31 fitting between the perforated ears 32 on a coupling member which is also provided with a single car 33 adapted to fit within the yoke 34 which is secured to the frame of the threshing machine. A pivot pin. 35 is inserted horizontally through the branches of the yoke 34: and the ear 33 while a vertical pivot pin 36 is inserted through the care 32 and the coupling 31. In this manner the inner end of the axle is connected to the threshing machine so as to be capable of movement in both a horizontal anl a vertical plane and consequently, the Harvester will readily adapt itself to inec ualities in the ground and may be swung rcarwardly close to the side of the thrash] 1;: machine when so desired, as shown in l in. 3. The intermediate portion of the axl 2f) bowed or cranked as shown at 87. s that it will fit close to the rear side of the harvester frame and will. therefore, not interfere with the travel of the machine I01 provide an obstruction to the dropping of any grain which may (J. b brace 54 which is of LNG 1* WE propel; lmgth and diam ter ram-111ml z-bogeiher at their inner 1, Living a yoke r fork whlch threshing machine e ch tha 1 fr aid thereto a pin inserted ends at @h: thz'engh an opemng in said flanges and the and the fork. 'ihe enter ends of mesa rods carry depenfing studs or pins which are engaged in eyes 55) 011 the 1 standard 38 above and below the axle 'Eha" :my twdency the harvester to rwabout s 5; mix 36 Wiii be msisied. When the h Vestal 1s L; i he macnm y be transported 10 0e, the plus or studs ara 3 eyes f9 and the holding Withdrawn from the inner and of the The he height" spring 12 r es' er frama .zhe and adg'ustm 6 0115581.

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Nae :Lner of axis .1 be swung piW ted. to'the 211i a}, pusition close 0c 02 r *9 machine and ivmisa in am to be tmns- I O 116 a, the (1isa.=ssem Q n "my eiYsc-t verv xvofd 11 apt to ine be c Q7219. 1g rod 031a the brace 54 335 5L if: opcmtlon cw 2. 1:3 be 4102s: by one nged laborious efi'ort. must be released to swing rearwardly at VBDJQIlt of the coupling 52. Thetelescopidconstruo tion of the driving shaft permits the members of the same to automatically separate the threshing machine will be in the vertical plane of the pivotal support for the inner end of the axle, in which event the driving shaft. will. swing so nearly concentric with the axle and the'rock shaft it that separation of the parts oi the driving shaft will not occur and will not be necessary. The vertical adjustment of the harvester does not ailect and is not alfecited bythe adaptability of the to be folded close to the side or" the threshing machine and each of these functions maybe performed readily and easily. It is also to be noted that the entire weight of the harvester is borne by the axle and the grain wheel and that while the grain mowed by the cutter 21 is caught by the conveyor 9 and delivered by said conveyor into thethreshing machine the conveyor is not attached to the threshing machine and, consequently, it does not interfere in any way with the swinging of the harvester to its rear folded position.

Having thus described my inventiomvvhat I claim as new is:

1. In a combined harvester and threshing machine, the combination with a threshing machine, and a harvester disposed transversely with respect to the threshing ma chine, of means for supporting the harvester from the threshing machine and permitting relative turning movement thereof in a horizontal plane, and means for operating the harvester from the threshing machine, said operating means being extensible to permit the said relative turning movement of the harvester.

2. The combination with a threshing machine, and a harvester disposed transversely with respect to the threshing machine, of an.

axle supporting the harvester, a wheel on the outerend of said axle, and a universal coupling connecting the inner end of the axle to the threshing rnachine whereby the harvester may follow undulations of the ground-and may be swung rearwardly to the side or the thresher.

3. in a, combined thresher and harvester, the combination with a threshing machine, of a harvester disposed transiersely of the thresher, a support for the harvester having a universal connection with the thresher frame at its inner end whereby to permit movement or" the harvester vertically and also rearwari'lly, means for normally retaining the harvester against movcn'ient-rearwardly about said connection, and means for operating the harvester from-the threshing machine, said operating means includ 1,. angers 'ing an eizttinsibld rherriber whereby to permit rearward movement of the harvester.

i. In a ctiinbin'edthitesher and harvester, the combinationeta i liresl'iing machine, a harvester disposcd transversely with respect to the threshing maehine,z'1n' axle'supporting the harvester and pivotally connected at its inner end with the frame of the thresher, a standard at the outer end of said axle, eyes on said standard, and a brace pro-' vided with studs at its outer end an aging said eyes and having'its inner en constructed to be attached to the threshing machine.

5. In a combined harvester and thresher, the combination of a threshing machine, a harvester disposed transversely relative to the thresher, a support for the harvester connected at its inner end with the thresher 'frame for universal movement, a telescopic driving shaft arranged to actuate the harvester mechanism, means on the thresher for actuating said driving sha'it, and a universal coupling between said telescopic driving shaft and the said actuating ineans.

6. in a combined harvester and thresher, the combination of a thresher, a harvester disposed transversely with respect thereto,

a support for the harvester pivotally connecjted at its inner end with the thresher frame, and means for adjusting the harvester vertically with respect to said sup port, said means comprising vertically swinging members carried by said support and controlling "means including a ivo'tal connection in the vertical plane of t e pivotal connection between the support and the thresher.

7. The combination of a thresher, a harvester, a supporting axle pivoted to the thresher for/ rearward swinging movement, standards carried by said axle, links pivoted on said standards and to the harvester, means tending to hold said links in a raised position, and means mounted on the axle for swinging said links in a vertical plane.

8. The combination of a thresher, a harvester, a supporting axle pivoted to the thresher for rearward swinging movement, a rock shaft mounted on said axle, means on the thresher for turning said rock shaft and holding it in a set position, a swinging support mounted on the axle and connected to the harvester, connections between the rock shaft and said support whereby to lift the same, and means for cushioning the support.

9. The combination of a thresher, a barvester supported from the thresher transversely thereto and arranged to fold close to the side thereof, and a flexible powertransmitting mechanism interposed between the harvester and the thresher whereby to operate the hz'ir'vester' from the thresher.

10. The combinatiiin 'ofa thresher -pro- 1 said stazflards and at their front ends U) fiche harvest-er, a rock shafthaving earings 011 the axle and bowed c0 conform to the 1 0 axle connections betwc-s: the end- 5 9f 5 bowd portion 05 said r001: shaft 1 2.11 respactively adjacent links, the thresher seat' In testimdn v v 

